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Giorgio Morandi, Fiori, 1943, huile sur toile, 35,5 × 25,5 cm, Bertozzi & Casoni, Per Morandi, 2020, céramique polychrome et bronze, H. 50,5 × 31,5 × 32,5 cm Courtesy of Galleria Maggiore g.a.m.

Galerie d’Art Maggiore g.a.m.

Javier Ruiz Pérez, Girasoles, Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2025, Unique

Galerie Droste

Galerie Dominique Fiat

Vivian Van Blerk 1971 — 2024, South Africa

"Memento Mori"

  • Vivian Van Blerk, La Clairiere, Sculpture ceramique, 65×65×70 cm.

Vivian Van Blerk, La Clairiere, Sculpture ceramique, 65×65×70 cm.

A tribute to the recently deceased South African-born artist Vivian Van Blerk (1971-2024, Paris). His work combines ceramic sculptures, installations and photographs. Vivian Van Blerk was assiduously preparing her next solo show at the gallery on the theme of Archipelagos, which combine Memento Mori and nature’s resilience in the face of human destruction.
They conceal unique inner worlds and question the environment in a post-human future dominated by the rebirth of nature.

“Trained as a photographer, I have, over the course of my research, created numerous models using a variety of materials such as wood, plaster, polystyrene, or clay.

My photographs were the only trace of this work, as my models—imposing yet ephemeral—were destroyed.

My photographic practice was analog and traditional. Later, to give a tangible presence to these representations, I turned to traditional techniques such as cyanotype, gum bichromate, or prints on old glass plates.

More recently, ceramics have allowed me to transform my models into fully realized works of art, no longer merely photographic supports.

This material, both solid, noble, and fragile, conveys the fragile beauty of existence. I thus explored the theme of Memento Mori through a series of human skulls, following the tradition of vanitas and still lifes. Each piece becomes the vessel for a unique universe, revealed or secretly hidden within the skulls, reflecting the imagination of each individual.

My latest ceramic works address our relationship with the world and the environments created by humans. They depict a post-human world, haunted by its ruins and remnants, the last echoes of our civilizations, while nature reclaims its place.

A tranquil, naturalistic resurrection, yet also a poignant warning about the future of our society.”

  • Vivian Van Blerk

Solo show of Vivian Van Blerk

From May 22nd to June 5th, 2025

Rendez-Vous

Friday 23 May 2025 at 6:00 pm

Opening of Vivian Van Blerk’s Memento Mori exhibition – Galerie Dominique Fiat

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12 Rue Martel
75010 Paris, France
01 40 29 04 62 dominiquefiat.com

The gallery

The gallery is an authentic space for innovation, covering a wide variety of media - painting, sculpture, photography, video, architecture and fashion - open to international creations with an attraction to non-Western scenes, all guided by current concerns of poetic, sociological, historical and political nature.
Renowned for discovering young, emerging artists, the gallery contributes to the careers of influential international creators from specific horizons, from the Californian Light & Space movement to the various scenes in South Africa, North Africa and Asia, as well as the Caribbean and Guyanese scenes and related issues.

Gallery artists

Malala Andrialavidrazanana, Rut Blees Luxembourg, Hannah Collins, Roxane Daumas, Emo de Medeiros, Laddie John Dill, Anita Dube, Safâa Erruas, John Goto, Itvan Kebadian, Nicola lo Calzo, Chantal Regnault, Vivian Van Blerk, Sue Williamson

Galerie sélectionnée par Hugo Spini

In the thematic « Contemporary Art »

 Arnulf Rainer
Sans titre, 1987/1988
Crayon gras et huile sur toile, 200,5 × 124 cm
© Arnulf Rainer. Courtesy Galerie Lelong

Galerie Lelong

Arnulf Rainer 1929, Austria

"Reminiszenz"

1955-2025

Afaf Zurayk, untitled, watercolour and crayon on canvas, 40x40cm. Courtesy of the artist.

15 Beautreillis

Amy Todman, Afaf Zurayk

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"Light Enters"

Cédric Quissola, Avalanche, 2018

Ségolène Brossette Galerie

Christophe Beauregard, Elise Bergamini, Cyril Burget, Fabien de Chavanes, Marielle Degioanni, Michele Landel, Maud Louvrier Clerc, Laurence Nicola, Laure Pubert, Cédric Quissola, Nathalie Tacheau, Tania & Lazlo

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"Limited Prints"

In the thematic « Ecological Art »

Siri Derkert, Sara i fönstret, 1924, Unsigned, Oil on canvas mounted on canvas, 95.3 x 63.3 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Andréhn-Schiptjenko. © Paulina Simon

Andréhn-Schiptjenko

Siri Derkert 1888 — 1973, Sweden

Femme Jibóia, Kássia Borges Mytara, photo Sami Korhonen @ricardofernandesgallery

Ricardo Fernandes

Kássia Borges Mytara 1962, Brazil

"'Femme Jibóia"

Guillaume Castel, Palma, acier Corten et inox, 19 x 25 x 29 cm, 2024, Courtesy Galerie Ariane C-Y, œuvre Guillaume Castel, ©image Gregory Copitet.

Galerie Ariane C-Y

Guillaume Castel 1980, France

"Jardin des simples"

In the thematic « Environmental Art »

En premier plan : Cristina Almodóvar, AFFLEUREMENT ROCHEUX, 2024, Carton collé sur bois et vernis, 140 x 220 x 80 cm

En arrière plan : Cristina Almodóvar, MARCOS, Evasion, 2025, Encre sur papier encadré, carton encollé et vernis, 177 x 295 cm

Galerie Dutko

Cristina Almodóvar 1970, Spain

"Au-delà de la matière"

In the thematic « Photography »

Cédric Quissola, Avalanche, 2018

Ségolène Brossette Galerie

Christophe Beauregard, Elise Bergamini, Cyril Burget, Fabien de Chavanes, Marielle Degioanni, Michele Landel, Maud Louvrier Clerc, Laurence Nicola, Laure Pubert, Cédric Quissola, Nathalie Tacheau, Tania & Lazlo

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"Limited Prints"

Galerie SIT DOWN

Jean-Michel André 1976, France

"Chambre 207"

La Galerie Rouge

Clarissa Bonet 1986, United States

"Clarissa Bonet, City Space"

In the thematic « Sculpture »

Jeanne Vicerial, Présence Amnios, 2025, Cordes, fils, cuivre et laiton doré à l'or fin, Photographie : Laurent Edeline, Courtesy TEMPLON, Paris-Bruxelles-New York

TEMPLON, Paris-Bruxelles-New York

Jeanne Vicerial 1991, France

"Nymphose"

Giorgio Morandi, Fiori, 1943, huile sur toile, 35,5 × 25,5 cm, Bertozzi & Casoni, Per Morandi, 2020, céramique polychrome et bronze, H. 50,5 × 31,5 × 32,5 cm Courtesy of Galleria Maggiore g.a.m.

Galerie d’Art Maggiore g.a.m.

Giorgio Morandi et Bertozzi & Casoni

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"La rencontre entre le quotidien et l’extraordinaire"

Elizabeth Lennard, Flower Mold, Red, 2010.

Les Douches la Galerie

August Sander, Daniel Masclet, Anna et Bernhard Blume, Michel Journiac, Valérie Belin, Stéphane Couturier, Elizabeth Lennard, Henri Foucault, Denis Darzacq, Alain Fleischer, Patrick Tosani, Ghislaine Vappereau, François Kollar, Roger Catherineau, Bernard Plossu etc..

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"Dans ma cuisine"

In the tour « Marais »

Axel Pahlavi, Poussière de Lumière, 2025, oil on wood, 64 x 96 cm, Courtesy H Gallery, Paris

H Gallery

Axel Pahlavi 1975, Iran

"Hyperclassique" // "Abîme moderne" // " Intégrale du réel"

Adam et Eve, 2020-2021, bois, caisses de munitions, diptyque : 242 x 99 x 12 cm / 244 x 100 x 10,5 cm.

RABOUAN MOUSSION

Dimitri Tsykalov 1963, Rusia

"ELEMENTS"

Tai Shani, Our Astrolatrous Commune, 2023 © Fabio Mantegna

Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve

Carte blanche à Camille Bréchignac

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Tai Shani 1976, England

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